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MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAI. SOCIETY. 



[Owinf; to unavoidable circumstances, the re- 

 ports of the proceedings of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society have not a|)peared in the Horti- 

 culturist for the past tw^o months. To enable us to 

 bring them up to the present time, we give eight 

 extra pages with this number.] 



June 24, 184S 



Business meeting— President M P. W.li er in the chair. 



The committee to whom was relerred the ln'ldiiigof a po- 

 mological convention, reported that tliey deem the holding of 

 such a conveiilion desirable, and it was 



Voted, That llie committee be authorised to negotiate witli 

 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Socieiy and American Insti- 

 tute upon the subject. 



The meeting was then dissolved. 



Julyi, 18'18 

 A stated meeting — President M P. WiLrER in the chair. 

 The following gentlemen were elected members of the 

 Society, A D Webber, Nathaniel H Emmons, Noali Stur- 

 tevant, Adin Hall, D. S. Kendall, S*"ldt:-ii Crockett, Boston ; 

 Wra E. Sirons, and L> man F.Winsliip, Bngliton; W.Spen- 

 cer, Lowell; Wm H. Davis, Milton. 



Vuted, That appropriations for the objects of this Society be 

 made at the stated n.eelings in January, April, July and Oc- 

 tober, and at no other meetings. 

 Adjourned for one week. 



July 8. 1848. 

 Easiness meeting— President M P. Wilder in the chair, 

 John Schouler of West Cambridge was proposed for mem- 

 bership by the Piesident. 

 Adjourned for one week. 



July 1.5, 1848. 



Business meeting — President M. P. Wilder in the chair. 



President Wilder in behalf of ihe committee, submitted the 

 following report : 



The committee appointed to confer with the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Socieiy and tlie American Institute, in relation 

 to the proposed pomological Convention at New-York, beg 

 leave to report, tliat such a convention has been deemed de- 

 sirable, and that, if it meet the views of this socieiy, your 

 committee ask authority to unite with the representatives of 

 the above named associations in fixing upon an early day in 

 October next, and in making such farther arrangements as 

 they may deem necessary. 



Voted, That the report be accepted. 



A communication was received from Thaddeus William 

 Harris, Esq., Librarian of Harvard University at Cambriilge, 

 requesting a set of the various publicati(nis of the Socieiy for 

 the University's library, and liie subject was referred to a 

 committee ccnisisting ol the Corresponding .Secretary and Li- 

 brarian, with instructions to request a copy of the Universi- 

 ty's Catalogue. 



Bowen Buckman of Woburn was elected a member of the 

 Society. 



Adjourned for one week. 



Jnlyi2-2, 1848. 

 Business meeting— President M P. Wilder in the cliair. 

 John H. Robinson of Dorchester was elected a member of 

 the Society. 



Adjourned for two weeks. 



August 5, 1S4S. 

 Business meeting — President M. P. Wilder in the cliair. 

 John F Hyde or Newton was proposed for membership by 

 John A. Keiirick. 



A copy of iheir Transactions was received from the New- 

 York State Agricultural Society, and it wa» 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to the 

 New- York Agaric ultural Society. 



Jolm Schouler of West-Cambridge was elected a member 

 of the Socieiy. 

 Adjourned for two weeks. 



Augtist 10, 'iSiS. 



Business meeting — President M P. Wilder in the chair. 



Jo.^eph Breck was appointed secretary pro tern 



The following gentlemen were prupo.sed for membership. 



Robert Manning, Salem, by Samuel Walker; Justus Evarts 

 Walerlown, by E. A Story 



A cnmmuiiication was received from Dr. AV. D Brinckle of 

 Philadelphia, accompanied with specimens of new pears, and 

 it was 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to Dr. 

 B:inckle. 



Voted, To invite delegations, to consist of the President and 

 two other members from ilie following societies to attend the 

 aiinnal exhibition of September 20ih, 21st, and 22d, viz : The 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, American Institute, New 

 York, Cincinnati Horliculiuial Society, Ohio, New- York 

 State Agricultural Society, Albany and Rensselaer Horticul- 

 tural Society, Albany. i\'ew-Haven Horticultural Society, 

 Conn , Rhode-Island Horticultural Society, Providence, Es- 

 sex L'ounly Institute, Mass., Worcester County Horl, Socieiy, 

 Mass , New-Bedford County Horticultural Society, Mass. 



Adjourned for two weeks. 



September 2, 1848. 



Business meeting — President M P. AVilder in the chair. 



The following gemlemen vi^ere proposed for membership, 

 Charles J Hendee, Roxbury, by Wra B K.ngsbury, Wm. 

 Hill, South Boston, by A. Bowditch. 



A letter was received and read from the St Louis Horti- 

 cultural Socieiy requesting a copy of llie Transactions of ihe 

 -Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and it was 



Voted, To place it in the hands of the corresponding Secre- 

 tary to reply. 



A communication was received from the New- Haven 

 Hoiticullural Society accepting the invitation of this Society 

 to be present at their annual exhibition, and extending an in- 

 vitation to the Massachusetts Horliculiuial Suciety lo send a 

 delesalion lo attend their fair, which takes place on Septem- 

 ber the 2Glh, 27lh, and 28th, and it was 



Voted, That the subject be laid upon the table to be acted 

 upon at the next meeting. 



Voted, That the au'iual exhibition commence on Tuesday 

 the nineteenth instant instead of Wednesday the 20ih insiant, 

 as previously voted. 



Voted, Tiiat a delegation be appointed lo attend the National 

 '"■onvention of Fruit- Growers to be held al New- York on 

 Tuesday the lOlh day of October next, and that it consist of 

 the following gMillemen, viz. The President, the Vice presi- 

 dents, members of llie committee ini fruits, A- J. Downing. 

 Newburgh, N Y, Robert Manning, Salem, and such other 

 members as may liereaiter be added. 



James F Hyde of Newtown was elected a member. 



Adjourned for one week. 



September 9, 1848. 



Business meeting — President ,M P. Wilder in llie chair. 



Voted, That a delegation be appointed by Ihe chair to at- 

 tend Ihe annual fair of the New-Haven Horticultural Society 

 and Messrs. B V. French, E M Richards and Cheever 

 Newhull. were chosen deleg:ites with power to fill vacancies. 



Voted, That a delegation be appointed by the chair lo at- 

 tend the annual exhibition of the Khodt-Island HoiiiculinraJ 

 Society, and Messrs. Samuel Walker, F. W. Macondray, and 

 David Hagerslon were chosen delegates with power to fiil 

 vacancies. 



Voted. That the corresponding Secretary be requested to 

 reluin the thanks of the Society to ihe Cincinnati Horticul- 

 tural Socieiy for their invilalion to be present at llicir exhibi- 

 tion on the 13lh and 14ih instant, and inform ihem that on ac- 

 count of the proximity of the time to our own exhibition, an(i 

 the consequent engagement of members it will be inipossibl* 

 to be represented. 



